ADAMS, a town of Massachusetts in
Berkshire co. which includes three
villages. It is about 16 miles N. of Pittsfield
and is on the Boston and Albany
railroad and on the Hoosic river. Mount
Greylock, the highest elevation in
Massachusetts, is within the town limits.
There is a public library, many churches,
a statue of William McKinley and a
Quaker meeting house. The town has
manufactories of cotton and woolen
goods, and paper and lime products.
Pop. (1910) 13,026; (1920) 12,967.